Opinion on Edelweiss cap badge

[Jan]

Hi there gents, I would like to have your opinion on this capbadge!

Cheers Jan

[Woolgar]

Thats a Bundeswehr badge I believe

Nick

[laurence strong]

I remember reading some where that the ones with 4 holes as opposed to 5, were post war. Here is one from the Bundeswehr

Larry

[Jan]

Thanks guys thats what I thought when I counted the holes

Cheers Jan

[Woolgar]

The bottom of the stem of a Bundeswehr badge points to the right, on a WW2 badge it points to the left.

WW2 examples have 4 or 5 holes depending on the maker

Nick

[Woolgar]

Here is my old collection of WW2 Edelweiss, note the bottom of the stems compared to the Bundeswehr examples shown above. There are 4 and 5 hole examples there too

Nick

[laurence strong]

Ah, thanks for the information.

Larry

[Jan]

Learning all the time

Thanks Nick!

[Jerry B]

Also the leave on the left stops behind the first petal on TR examples whilst on post war types it stops at the second petal.

[Adrian]

Then it shall be moved to the Bundeswehr forum!